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On 06.11.2020, the Bundesrat approved the draft of the Ordinance amending the Fee Regulations for Architects and Engineers (HOAI) submitted by the Federal Government without amendments. The ordinance was published in the Federal Law Gazette on 07.12.2020. This means that the amended HOAI can enter into force as planned on 1 January 2021.
News · 10. November 2020
Application in the online procedure. Deadline on 26 January 2021
The bdla has announced the German Landscape Architecture Award for the 15th time. With the more intensive use of urban and landscape spaces, ever higher demands are being placed on the performance of the environment. Urban growth and the simultaneous emptying of rural regions, climate change, the energy transition and economic challenges are generating pressure to adapt and conflicts. With great effort, existing infrastructures are currently being adapted to the changed conditions and entire systems are being rebuilt. For the development and realisation of these new systems, a fundamental rethinking is required at all planning levels. The term "green infrastructure" emphasises the importance of green space, open space and landscape planning for the provision of public services.
News · 04. November 2020
As of now, applications for Bridging Assistance II can be submitted via the nationwide platform www.ueberbrueckungshilfe-unternehmen.de for the period from September to December 2020. The so-called Bridging Assistance II follows on from Bridging Assistance I (June to August 2020).
News · 22. October 2020
The Bundesverband GebäudeGrün is calling on bdla members, among others, to take part in an online survey on green roofs and facades.
News · 22. October 2020
At the end of September 2020, the Federal Ministry for the Environment presented the draft bill for a law to protect insect diversity in Germany, the Insect Protection Act for short. The law serves to implement the "Insect Protection Action Programme - Working Together Effectively to Combat Insect Extinction", which was adopted by the Federal Cabinet last year.
News · 20. October 2020
Exclusively for the members of the bdla, the legal advisor of the bdla, Dr. Sebastian Schattenfroh, has prepared a checklist for the announcement of EU-wide award procedures for planning services.
News · 30. September 2020
Thinking about the aspects of green infrastructure in the planning means a plus to the everyday requirements of play areas.
News · 15. September 2020
Schoolyards are educational spaces. Their importance for social learning, for experiencing one's own effectiveness, for motor development and as spaces for self-directed action and learning are often still underestimated.
News · 15. September 2020
The Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM is planning an exhibition from 20 December 2020 to 2 May 2021 entitled"SIMPLE GREEN. Greening the city".
News · 02. September 2020
The parliamentary group of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen is calling for more nature and open spaces for cities. This should strengthen the climate resilience of cities and prepare them for the effects of the climate crisis. Among other things, this is to be made possible by an urban development programme worth 800 million euros.
News · 13. August 2020
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